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Gail, Edgar

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FIDEFIDE 12904120· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Edgar Gail, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1722. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2012–2013), 14 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2017–2019), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025. His peak of 1852 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2010).

Current rating

1722

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1852

−130 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 48

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#102,130

#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1613 → 1764
Jun 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1737
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1641
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1660 → returned at 1641
Sep 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Jun 2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1660
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Achim Breuer 1,628
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft · May 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-42
1764 → 1722
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
2W1D7L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAchim Breuer1,628·66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft·R7·+7.4
2.[W]vsMio Runhan Liu1,571·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R2·+5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/4#1161615-15.0
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#971506-27.2
Worst Elo result: 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 (-27.2 Elo, finished #97).

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,906
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#72,295
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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9906🇩🇪Gail, Edgar1,722
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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102128🇩🇪Gail, Edgar1,722